I thought I knew all things MJ until I watched Spike Lee’s Michael Jackson Bad25 documentary last night. It was wonderfully entertaining with exclusive footage and interviews from the people who took part of making the “Bad” record and short films. I’m forgetful, but not usually when it comes to MJ, so it was news to me that Whitney Houston was supposed to duet with Michael Jackson on “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” but didn’t because her record label thought she’d be overexposed. I can only imagine how amazing that would’ve been.

After watching this documentary, Michael’s friendship with Liza Minnelli now makes so much sense to me. Little did I realize how influential her parents were to his artistry. A while ago I posted the similarity between his 1995 “Dangerous” MTV performance with a Judy Garland performance. It turns out her husband, Vincent Minnelli’s inspired him as well. In the documentary they show how MJ’s “Smooth Criminal” paid homage to the movie Bandwagon’s “Girl Hunt” segment directed by Vincent Minnelli. Check it out.

Spike Lee did such a great job on this documentary, I’m going to have to add it to my collection.

Mike Tyson was on the “Today Show” promoting his Broadway show with director Spike Lee. When interviewer Ann Curry asked him what changed him to become a vegan, his response was so off topic. Tyson blurted out that he used to be a prostitute hunter. It’s sad that his brain convinced his mouth that was the right response. Tyson just spewed a bunch of mumbo jumbo the entire segment because that other chatter he started the interview with about a billboard, his wife, and all black girls liking some movie really lost me.

Spike Lee is reportedly going to direct Mike Tyson’s one-man show when it comes to Broadway later this year. It is expected to be like his Las Vegasshow that debuted in April called “The Undisputed Truth”, which included video and photos, with Iron Mike dishing on all his personal and professional challenges. source